Notedly

For parents in England with an EHC plan case

Every deadline. Every rule. On your side.

Getting an Education, Health and Care plan for your child means dealing with the council, a process full of deadlines and legal wording. Notedly keeps track of the dates, checks what the council sends you, and helps you write back.

Start your caseNew to this? What an EHC plan is

£15 a month, cancel any time. The guides are free to read.

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Example: a request sent on 25 Sept 2026

06 Nov 2026

Council must tell you whether it will assess

SEND Regulations 2014, reg 5(1)
7 days left
15 Jan 2027

If the council will not issue a plan, it must tell you by now

SEND Regulations 2014, reg 10(1)
open
12 Feb 2027open

Not a real case. These are the deadlines the law would set if the request had gone in five weeks ago today.

How it helps, in practice

Four things you do. Four things Notedly does back.

  1. 1 · You

    You record what happened

    A letter arrived, you sent a request, a meeting was held. You type the date and what it was.

    Notedly

    Notedly works out every deadline that date sets, tells you whose duty it is, and shows the regulation it comes from. If the council misses one, that goes on the record.

  2. 2 · You

    You upload what the council sends

    The decision letter, the draft plan, the reports.

    Notedly

    Notedly reads it against the Code of Practice and tells you, section by section, what is missing or too vague to enforce, quoting the exact passage.

  3. 3 · You

    You ask what to do next

    Plain questions, in your words.

    Notedly

    Notedly answers from the Act, the Regulations and the Code, and from your own documents, with the source cited every time. It never invents a date.

  4. 4 · You

    You need to write back

    Comments on a draft, a chase, a challenge, an appeal.

    Notedly

    Notedly drafts the letter from your case, citing the rules, and puts it on the record when you send it.

Why parents lose time

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Councils miss deadlines quietly. Around a third of requests are refused before assessment, and the 20-week limit is missed in most areas. A dated record is your leverage.

Vague plans cannot be enforced. “Access to speech therapy” commits the council to nothing. Section F has to say who, what, how often and for how long. The checker finds each soft phrase.

Parents who appeal win. About 99 in 100 appeals that reach a hearing go the parent's way. The hard part is getting there with the paperwork in order.

Pricing

£15 a month. Less than an hour with a consultant.

One subscription covers the whole case: every statutory deadline, the plan checker, letters and emails that cite the law, Sam to ask, and sharing with your family. £120 a year if you pay annually. The guides are free for everyone.

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Where you are in the process

  1. Thinking about asking

    You believe your child may need an EHC needs assessment. Nothing has been sent yet.

  2. Assessment requested

    A request for an EHC needs assessment has gone to the council. The council has 6 weeks to say yes or no.

  3. Being assessed

    The council agreed to assess. It gathers advice from professionals and must reach a final plan, or tell you it won't issue one, within the 20-week limit.

  4. Draft plan

    You have a draft. You have at least 15 days to comment, ask for changes and name a school.

  5. Final plan in place

    The plan is final. The council must secure everything in Section F. Reviews happen at least every 12 months.

  6. Annual review

    The plan is being reviewed. The council must tell you its decision within 4 weeks of the meeting.

Read the guides for each stage, with the rules cited.